After the crash of the chandelier and the disappearance of the powerful Comte de Chagny, Erik's refuge behind the mask of the Phantom of the Opera has grown more dangerous. Commissaire Mifroid has vowed to hunt him down, in whatever depths of the Opera Garnier he hides. Grieving the departure of Christine Daa , Erik finds it hard to care about the policeman's threat, and a slowly growing friendship with Meg Giry seems like only a minor distraction...